Plants for the winter garden : perennials, grasses, shrubs, and trees to add interest in the cold and snow / Warren Leach.
A comprehensive reference to plants that stay beautiful in the winter garden, with design and planting concepts for prolonged wintry conditions. Plants for the Winter Garden extends the possibilities for the cold-climate gardener. Though most plants may go dormant in wintry months, there are many inspiring cultivars and varieties that hold their interest through the cold and snow, including brightly coloured twigs, buds, and berries, dazzling winter flowers and dried seed pods, and elegant shadow-making plant forms. Plantsman Warren Leach shares expertise and techniques perfected over thirty years of gardening in frigid eastern Massachusetts. Plants for the Winter Garden provides invaluable insight that will make every garden hold its interest throughout the season.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781604699265 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 255 pages ; olour billustrations ; 26 cm
- Publisher: Portland, OR : Timber Press, [2024]
- Copyright: ©2024
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes index. |
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Subject: | Plants in winter. Winter garden plants. Winter gardening. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- Baker & Taylor
"Though many plants go dormant in wintry months, there are many inspiring cultivars and varieties that hold their interest through the cold and snow, including brightly colored twigs, buds, and berries, dazzling winter flowers and dried seed pods...[thiswork] extends the possibilities for the cold-climate gardener and provides invaluable insight that will make any garden thrive during the cold season"-- - Grand Central Pub
Within this comprehensive reference book lie the secrets to keeping your garden beautiful despite the elements, with design and planting concepts for prolonged wintry conditions.
Winner of the American Horticultural Society 2025 Book Award
Though many plants go dormant in wintry months, there are many inspiring cultivars and varieties that hold their interest through the cold and snow, including brightly colored twigs, buds, and berries, dazzling winter flowers and dried seed pods. Plants for the Winter Garden extends the possibilities for the cold-climate gardener and provides invaluable insight that will make any garden thrive during the cold season.Plantsman Warren Leach shares expertise and techniques perfected over thirty years of gardening in frigid eastern Massachusetts. Discover how to incorporate structural elements like stone walls, paths, and hardy containers that keep gardens intriguing when covered with snow; accentuate plant shapes that hold their form year-round; site and prune evergreens for maximum effect; and showcase trees with textured or colorful bark that stand out in gray months. And much more!